Clothes-drier



' (No Model.)

" A. H. STEPHENS.

CLOTHES DRIER.

No. 250,295. Patented Nov. 29,1881.

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ANTHONY H. STEPHENS, OF, STANTON, \VISOONSIN.

CLOTHES-DRIER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent'N 'o. 250,295, dated November 29, 1881.

Application filed September 1,1881. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ANTHONY H. STEPHENS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Stanton, in the county of St. Uroix and State of WVisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Clothes-Briers; and I do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters or figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to improvements in clothes-driers; and it consists in the construction of the several parts, hereinafter described, and pointed out in the claim.

In the drawings, Figure l is an elevation, and Fig. 2 is a vertical section, ofa drier constructed according to my invention, and Figs. 3 and 4 are detail views of parts thereof.

A is the base-post.

a, a are the standards, fixed at their lower ends topost A, and extended upward parallel to each other and provided on their inner sides with grooves a a. The inner sides of the tops of standards a a are cut away in the arc of a.

circle, as shown in Fig. 3, to aid in providing a bearing for the anti-friction collar, as hereinafter described.

a a are side cleats, placed at and joining the tops of the standards a a. The inner sides of their tops are cut away in the arc of a circle, and in connection with the bearings provided by the standards a a form a perfect support for the collar, hereinafter described.

b is a bearing-block, placed between the standards a a, and having its sides made with lips adapted to fit and have vertical play in the grooves a of standards a. The block b is connected in suitable manner to Windlass I), by which it may be raised to anydesired height, where it may be held by ratchet and pawl connected to said Windlass.

b is an angular post, made preferably rectangular, journaled in the top of block b, and extended upward, passing through the collar, as hereinafter described, and provided near its top with arms b b b N, extending laterally and adapted to receive the clothes to be dried or to support the clothes-line usually employed for such purpose.

.c is theanii-friction collar, consisting of the side flange, c, and the upwardly-extending portion 0 and it is provided with a vertical angular hole adapted to receive the post b The bottom of flange 0 of the collaris fitted to set down in the cut-away portions of the tops of standards a and cleats a and it is thus permitted free turning motion and at the same time support firmly from below by its outer edges resting on the shoulder formed by the cut-away portions, as stated, while its whole periphery is braced against the portions of the standards and cleats extended above the said shoulders. The standards and side cleats are cut away the same depth as the thickness of the flange 0', so that when the latter is placed down in the recess formed by said cut-away portions its top will be flush with the tops of the said standards and side cleats.

a is a top plate, made preferably in two pieces, provided with semicircular openings in their adjacent sides and fitted to be placed over the standards and side cleats and flange c of collar 0, with the semicircular openings fitting closely the upwardly-extending portion 0 of collar 0. It is intended to hold the flange 0 down in the recess provided for it in the standards and side cleats, and also to protect it from the weather, and at the same time permit a free revolution of the collar 0. The said plate a is provided with hole or holes through it, stopped by suitable removable plugs, through which oil or other lubricating material may be supplied to the bearing of the flange c.

0 is a shield, made ofsheet iron, tin, or other suitable material, fixed to the top of the upweirdly-extending portion 0 of collar 0, and extending outward and covering the joints of the said collar and the top plate, a and adapted to carry off rain and snow, and thus prevent the latter l'rom falling or ice from forming on the top plate, a

The operation of this device is simple and easily understood. The post I) is lowered by the crank to the point where the clothes may be attached to ropes on, or by other suitable means to, thelateral arms of post b This may be accomplished by the laundress standing by the clothes to be dried and revolving the arms and post and anti-friction collar as the ropes near her are filled with the clothes. The post, being angular and fittingthrough the angular hole in the collar 0, has vertical play through said opening but can only turn with the collar in its bearings. This prevents all wear to the post, which is usual in the ordinary post not provided with the anti-friction collar. When the lines have been filled with clothesthe post and arms are elevated by the crank and held in the elevated position by ratchet and pawl suitably connected to the Windlass, and the wind will blow the clothes and cause the post,

850., to turn from side to side with the collar 0, it having an easy hearing, as set forth.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,

In aclothes-drier, the combination of the stationary frame, having a bearin g near its upper end, the collar having a flange for said hearing and provided with a vertical angular opening through it, and the angular post passed through the angular opening in the collar and journaled in and adjustable with the sliding bearing-block and having fixed to it the radial line-supporting arms, substantially as and for the purposes described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature, in presence of two witnesses, on this 16th day of August, 1881.

ANTHONY H. STEPHENS.

Witnesses:

W. HUGHES, S. N. HAWKINS. 

